Major & minor
B natural minor scale · also called the Aeolian mode
The standard minor scale — sad, serious or dramatic.
Its relative major is D major — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of B minor.
- Notes
- BC♯DEF♯GA
- Formula
- 12♭345♭6♭7
- Steps
- WHWWHWW
How to play the B natural minor scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------9--10-12-| B|-------------------------------------8--10-12----------| G|----------------------------7--9--11-------------------| D|-------------------7--9--11----------------------------| A|----------7--9--10-------------------------------------| E|-7--9--10----------------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 7–12
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-------------2-4-| E|-------2-3-------| C|-1-2-4-----------| G|-----------2-----|
Position 1 · frets 1–4
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the B natural minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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